Mobile interaction is no surprise from a modern console-cum-media-hub. Being able to remotely purchase a game for it – leaving it to download at home – is inspired. The ability to chat with PlayStation friends from your mobile is a nice touch too. Plus you should also be able to remotely watch your friends playing their PS4 games, even if you don’t own the title they're playing – that sure beats a trailer. Less thrillingly, there's chatter that the PlayStation World – replacing PlayStation Plus – may work on a paid plan like Xbox Live.

Kotaku claims their source is reliable – the same one that dropped the "Orbis" PS3 and "Durango" Xbox 720 codenames – and that November on-sale date could be a cunning move on Sony's part to take the wind out of Ouya’s sales. Either way, we won't have long to wait. It's also reported that the PS4 will come with a PlayStation Eye as standard – a possible riposte to rumours of the Xbox 720 featuring always-on Kinect 2.0.